Swedish pop label Dead Frog Records has launched a new sub-label called Tadpole for developing bands. So far the label has two acts, Grey and Jeremiha. Read more: http://www.deadfrogrecords.com/tadpole/
Dead Frog has also updated the online info for their own in-house distribution. Go here: http://www.deadfrogrecords.com/distro/
The Luscious Four has posted six new mp3s for download: http://www.thelusciousfour.com/mp3.htm
Check out a trailer for Disco Ensemble's European tour documentary: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/%7Ehakila/dedivx2.avi
Danish label Crunchy Frog, home of bands like Junior Senior and Powersolo, has signed indie-rock act epo-555 who they describe as "drawing on the same musical qualities as Bob Hund, Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, The Flaming Lips, The Velvet Underground, Calexico and other cool cats." Read more about them here: http://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=109
This week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:
01. Nightwish - Nemo (FIN)
02. Uniklubi - Rakkautta ja Piikkilankaa (FIN)
03. Finntroll - Trollhammaren (FIN)
04. Nina Rochelle - Stockholm kommer förstöra mig (SWE)
05. Eskobar - Bring the action (SWE)
06. Sofia - You know what to do (FIN)
07. Petter - Fredrik Snortare och Cecilia Synd (SWE)
08. The Rasmus - Funeral song (FIN)
09. Dallas Superstars - Crazy (FIN)
10. Teddybears Sthlm - Hey boy (SWE)
There's no new challengers until September 2 when they'll be back with 13 new artists.
Jaga Jazzist will be entering a studio in Cologne, Germany in July to record a new album with producer Marcus Schmickler of Pluramon. The finished product probably won't be released until early 2005, but there should be a 'taster' of some sort available before the end of the year.
Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. The Rasmus - Funeral Song
02. Promoe - These Walls Don´t Lie
03. A-Teens - I Promised Myself
04. HIM - Solitary Man
05. Kashmir - Aftermath
06. Petter - Repa skivan
07. Paleface - Colgate Soulmate
08. Christian Walz - Maybe Not
09. Blue Foundation - End Of The Day
10. Bergman Rock - Jim
11. C21 - All That I Want
12. Tungtvann - Slepp Dae Laus
13. Whyte Seeds - Black Key Song
14. The Mo - The Right World
15. Infinite Mass - No.1 Swartskalle
16. Winta - I Want You
17. Grand Avenue - This Is Not An End
18. Venke Knutson - Scared
19. Alcazar - This Is The World We´re Living
20. Nik + Jay - Pop Pop
Challengers:
01. Eskobar - Bring The Action
02. Elin Sigvardsson - A Person Called She
03. The Ackermans - Song In Your Street
04. Virgo - The Wall
05. Elastinen - Syljen
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
Head over to the newly redesigned website of Miss Mofet to hear three tracks from their upcoming album: http://www.missmofet.com/
Expressen reports that Håkan Hellström is entering the studio to record a new album this summer: http://expressen.se/index.jsp?a=141964 (in Swedish)
Updated summer tour dates for Denmark's Tiger Tunes:
06/04 - Rock im Park (GER)
06/05 - Spot Festival, Aarhus (DK)
06/06 - Rock am Ring (GER)
07/03 - Roskilde Festival (DK)
07/15 - Zeltmusikfestival, Freiburg (GER)
07/16 - "Stimmen der Welt", Loerrach (GER)
07/17 - MELT-Festival, Dessau-Ferropolis (GER)
07/23 - Lila Eule, Bremen (GER)
07/24 - Tag! Open Air, Schwichtenberg (GER)
08/14 - Vibracrunch 06, Malmö, Sweden
08/21 - Openflair, Eschwege (GER)
08/22 - MuseumsInselFest, Berlin (GER)
08/28 - Folklore im Garten, Wiesbaden (GER)
09/04 - Crosspoint OpenAir, Berlin (GER)
Aftonbladet has the new Gyllene Tider videos for "Tuffa tider": http://wwwb.aftonbladet.se/vss/streaming/tv_fonster/0,5208,m0no040603tuffsten,00.html
Klas Åhlund from Teddybears Sthlm talks to Aftonbladet about his divorce from Paola: http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,486692,00.html (in Swedish)